From left, Theodore Wiegand and Eleanor Kane are purchasing the Warren farm from Heather and Randy Warren. (Markhlevskaya/Democrat photo)

BARRINGTON — After 67 years in the hands of the Warren family, the Warren Farm is changing owners.

Co-owners Randy and Heather Warren recently announced that the 244-acre farm will be sold to Theodore Wiegand and Eleanor Kane, who have been running the Brasen Hill Farm in Dudley, Mass. for the past two years.

With the new owners, everything the farm has to offer, including the annual Cut Your Own Christmas Tree event, will remain in place, while some additions will be made over time. Currently, some forest land is being converted to pasture land, to accommodate for new farm animals — approximately 12 pigs, 400 meat chickens, 50 turkeys, 100 laying hens, and two llamas.

In addition to offering fresh fruits, vegetables, soap, and Christmas trees, the farm will likely start offering grass-fed, pasture-raised beef in the next couple of years, Kane said.

“We like their vision,” said Heather Warren about the new owners. She said she is pleased Wiegand and Kane will work the land and expand the business with animal farming.

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The Warren Farm is being sold to new owners, and the closure date for the sale is Aug. 16. From left are new owners Theodore Wiegand and Eleanor Kane, and current owners Heather and Randy Warren. (Markhlevskaya/Democrat photo)

The new owners also plan to implement regular hours, and create more of a “store environment” at the farm, complete with a comprehensive list of items offered. Kane and Wiegand also plan to participate in Community Supported Agriculture, for vegetables in the summer and meat in the winter.

Wiegand said he and Kane took the opportunity to buy Warren Farm because they wanted to own the land, rather than lease it. The couple, who is getting married in June, also found Barrington to be a good place in which to settle down and expand their business.

The farm has been in the Warren family since 1946, and has grown considerably over the years. In 1956, it was offering a self-service stand on Route 4 and a year later began letting customers come onto the property to cut their own Christmas trees, a tradition that is still in place today.

In 1989, Warren's parents protected the farm through the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP), which protects the farm from subdivision and commercial development.

The farm, which has been run by Randy and Heather Warren for 24 years, went up for sale two years ago.

“We are getting older, it needs new young energy,” said Randy Warren, 62.

Randy Warren described the farm as a “town treasure.”

“It's one of the few remaining farms in this town that is open to the public,” he said. “A lot of people enjoy this farm in different ways.”

The closing date for the sale is Aug. 16, and in a couple of years, the name of the farm will be likely changed to Brasen Hill Farm.